THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS

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ABSTRACT: THE SPORTING SCENE about tennis in 1973—Wimbledon, the U.S. Open at Forest Hills, & the Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs match, won by Mrs. King; and about the beginnings of tennis, invented in 1873 by Maj. Walter Wingfield. Writer visits Wingfield Castle & Nantclwyd Hall in Wales, where the 1st game was played. Tells about the early Wimbledons. Gives details on the current tennis season.